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Vasilije Stojković

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Vasilije Stojković
Василије Стојковић
Born(1923-01-08)8 January 1923
Died25 June 2008(2008-06-25) (aged 85)
NationalitySerbian
Other namesVasa
Alma materUniversity of Belgrade
Occupations
  • Basketball player
  • sports journalist
  • football executive
Years active1946–1983
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Basketball career
Career information
Playing career1942–1949
PositionGuard
Number6, 9
Career history
1942BTK
1945Serbia
1946–1949Crvena zvezda
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Yugoslavia
Balkan and Central Europe Games
Silver medal – second place 1947 Albania Team
Bronze medal – third place 1946 Romania Team

Vasilije "Vasa" Stojković (Serbian Cyrillic: Василије Васа Стојковић; January 8, 1923 – June 25, 2008) was a Serbian sports journalist, basketball player and association football executive.

Sports journalism career

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Stojkovic has been engaged in sports journalism for more than 25 years. He started to work as journalist in 1946 and worked in the newspapers and magazines: Naš sport (1947–1952; sports journalist), Sport (1952–1962; editor of the football section), Eho (1962–1963, editor-in-chief) and Večernje novosti (1963–1971, editor of sports section). During his career, he reported from 45 countries from four continents, with several world championships and Olympic games.

Basketball career

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Crvena zvezda

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Stojković played for Belgrade-based team Crvena zvezda of the Yugoslav First League where he won four Yugoslav Championships.[1]

National team career

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Stojković has played 26 games for the Yugoslavia national team.[2]

Football executive career

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Stojković was a secretary-general of the Football Association of Yugoslavia (1971–1977) and a secretary-general of Red Star Belgrade (1980–1983).[3][2] He was a chief operating officer of the 1973 European Cup Final and the UEFA Euro 1976.[3]

Career achievements and awards

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Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "Košarkaška prvenstva Jugoslavije (1945–91) – prvi deo". strategija.org. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b "IN MEMORIAM: Vasilije – Vasa Stojković". novosti.rs. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Nogometni leksikon: Stojković, Vasilije (Vasa)". enciklopedija.lzmk.hr. Retrieved 2 January 2019.